The
National Road Safety Council is mandated to promote road safety in the Republic
of Namibia as per Section 2 of the Road Safety Act, Act 9 of 1972. In terms of
the same Act, the Council is mandated to hold Conferences, Seminars, and
Workshops highlighting the road safety problem and creating awareness.
The 7th Annual Road Safety Conference
(23-25 February 2022) was held against the backdrop of the second Decade of Action (DoA) Strategy (2021-2030), which was
developed through a consultative process in 2020. As a result of a combination of factors that
included budgetary constraints and COVID-19 disruptions, the sixth annual
conference was conducted five years ago in 2017.
The annual event serves as a platform for road safety
practitioners and key stakeholders within the sub-sector to share experiences,
ideas, and best practices that are in line with the National Road Safety
Strategy.
Replacing and building upon the first DoA Strategy
(2011-2020), the second DoA, with “Zero Deaths and Serious Injuries” as its
Vision, is underpinned by five strategic pillars, Road Safety Management, Safer
Roads and Mobility, Safer Vehicles, Safer Road Users and Post-Crash Response.
Considering the above, the 7th annual
conference was convened with the aim to track progress in the implementation of
the 2021-2030 Decade of Action Strategy. The objectives of the conference were
to review the implementation of the 2021/22 Action Plans; develop 2022/23
Action Plans and generate relevant resolutions to accelerate progress in the
implementation of the second DoA.
